BBC Verify’s Nick Eardley examines Hamas’ footage of the moment three hostages were handed over.
Category: 3. Middle East
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BBC Verify analyses Hamas hostage handover video
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Next release of Gaza hostages set for Saturday, Hamas says
Hamas says it will release another round of hostages on Saturday, as a ceasefire with Israel held into a third day and U.N. humanitarian agencies moved aid into Gaza to help Palestinian civilians.
A Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on…
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Syrians return to homes devastated by war
When Syrian grandfather Omar Kafozi returned to his house near Damascus after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, he saw unfathomable destruction.
Now, cushions and plants brighten the wreckage that he is determined to call home again.
“As soon as we found…
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Will Netanyahu follow through with ending Gaza war?
Despite his promise to President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also assured hard-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that the fighting would continue until Hamas is defeated.
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Looking ahead at the enormous efforts needed to rebuild Gaza
With the ceasefire agreement coming into effect, the world is looking ahead to the enormous economic effort that will be required to rebuild the Gaza Strip. The extensive destruction shrouds the horizon, and questions abound: at what stage…
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Israel launches operation against West Bank terror as Palestinian Authority ends campaign
The IDF, on Tuesday early afternoon, started a wide-ranging operation on Palestinian terror in Jenin, including reportedly tanks and air support.
Similar operations this year have sometimes lasted a week or more.
Prior to the IDF operation,…
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Fire at Turkey ski resort kills at least 66, wounds dozens
ANKARA — The death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey, has risen to 66 while the number of injured rose to 52, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.
The fire, which started at around 3:30 a.m….
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Turkey declares national day of mourning after ski resort fire kills at least 66
ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 66, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.
The fire,…
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Houthis praise Iran for support on Gaza
The Houthis, who have attacked ships in the Red Sea and targeted Israel with missiles and drones for a year, have thanked Iran for their support in helping “defeat” Israel in Gaza. Iranian state media IRNA noted that the Houthi leader…
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Trump’s first day shows he is re-establishing peace in MidEast
US President Donald Trump signed a raft of executive orders as he took office on January 20. The signing of various orders continued throughout the day. Many of the decisions relate to domestic US policy, such as immigration. However some…
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